Thanks from a newbie

[clarinetguy]

Great choice to join us Bucksfan. You will be amazed how much a part of your routine this becomes and how soon you will be at day 30. Enjoy showing the new look off and don't be shy about it. I agree about Headblade products- they do work well. Good luck and keep us posted.

[Bucksfan]

Big day today - first day back to work and did a shower shave with the headblade sport and headslick.

Work went well - had a few double-takes and a few "why" questions, but overall positive comments.

Then, tonight, had a good workout and decided to try shaving in the shower with my new headblade. It gets much closer than my Mach 3 shaves have been thus far.  Plus, I didn't scalp myself. Impressive. got out of the shower and cleaned up around the ears. Best shave yet.   

[warhawk]

Hey Bucksfan:  Glad that U enjoyed your day.  The sly life gets better each and every day.

WARHAWK

[Frontier Guy]

@Bucksfan ... you look great. And like warhawk wrote, each day gets better. Enjoy every day!

[JasonR]

You look great! Congrats!

[Natedawg]

Well done, and congrats on the big change, Bucksfan. The look suits you very well. Welcome to the site!

[kalbo]

Thanks for sharing an update on your sly experience Bucksfan.

[mrzed]

Welcome.

Your new sly head is impressive.  And to be a financial advisor ... bald just fits. 

[yelloboy32]

Looking good. Keep it going. Eventually, you will lose track of how long you have been shaving daily. 

[Bucksfan]

Thanks all, it was a great first week back to work - now at day 14 of being sly.  No cuts / gashes, and only a bit of irritation at the end of shaving 7 days in a row. (I was doing about every 36 hours during my first week).  Bump Patrol seems to work wonders.  Also, only a few eyebrow hairs suffered accidental shaving in the shower.  

Most clients / professional contacts either said nothing (sort of weird if you ask me) or commented how great my new look was, or a couple times that they are close behind me, if they ever get the balls to do so.  I had one appointment where the client had a negative reaction at first (mostly shock I think) then by the end of our meeting said that she really liked my head bald, that it fit me well and I looked good.  

I honestly can't say I got a negative reaction yet - a lot of shock and inquisitive looks, but no negative comments.  Easily over 20 positive comments.  

On a side note, I spent a lot of time and energy putting a plan in place to get my head tanned approximately to the same degree of my face.  I tried to not get my face and neck tan for the 2 weeks leading up to the shaving date, took the following week off and spent a good amount of time in the sun - starting with 20 mins in the morning and 20 in the afternoon each of the first 3 days.  Then, I gradually added exposure during the noon hour, and eventually all-day (with significant sunscreen).  I never burned, and now by the end of week 2 it is pretty well matched, and I can stop worrying about it.  

The week off also gave me an opportunity to get nice and comfortable with my new look before having to answer the questions from co-workers and others.  I also spent a lot of time during that week off in public, which I think helped.  

[DaveM61]

getting your head and face the same color (tan) does help.  You look great.  Welcome.

[mrzed]

Bucksfan, your shiny head is great. Good to hear of all the positive response.  Keep it sly for life.

It suits you well.

[Mr Jules]

Welcome to SBG, Bucksfan.

Sly suits you well. Keep up the good work.

[chgobuzzbald]

Looks great. Im curious to see a before pic.

[Bucksfan]

Just as a follow-up, I made it 30 days (actually 32 as of today) and couldn't be happier about my decision.  I plan to continue shaving the dome indefinitely at this point, no real reason not to. 

I thoroughly enjoy the act of shaving, like the look, and really love the "no hassle" approach to dealing with my hair.